Hook and eye



A. SHAW.

HQOK A APPLICATION ND EYE,

LED MAR= 29. 1919.

Patentefi Jag. 18, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

An'rHUn SHAW, or nnnrrt aw, ONTARIO/CANADA. I

HOOK AND EYE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I ARTHUR SHAW, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Renfrew, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooks and Eyes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hooks and eyes and the primary object of the invention is to provide a'hook and eye which includes a relative large attaching base, which can be readily secured to a garment or the like, and in which the hook and eye elements can be readily secured together.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved hook and eye of exceedingly simple and durable construction, which is simple and easy to manufacture, and one that can be placed'upon the market at a reasonable cost. 7

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the eye element.

Fig. 2 is a central diametric section taken I through the same.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the hook.

Fig. 4 is an edge view of the hook and eye elements connected.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section taken through the hook and eye.

Referring to the drawings, in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts, the numerals 1 and 2 generally indicate the hook and eye elements, respectively, each of which includes a flat circular plate 3 and 4 having openings 5 and 6 formed therein which permit the same to be readily sewed to a garment or the like.

The base 3 of the eye 1 is provided with a tongue 7 which is struck from the base and bent up, so that the free end thereof is positioned slightly above the upper surface of the plate. The striking up of the tongue 7 forms an opening 8' for the reception of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 29, 1919.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

Serial No. 286,215.

the hook which will hereinafter be more fully described and the formation of the tongue permits of the ready insertion of the hook in the opening and prevents displacement thereof.

The base 4 of the hook 2 is provided with a radially extending neck 8, which has its outer end offset as at 9 above the plane of the base 4 and then bent downwardly and rearwardly back upon itself to form a bill 10 for insertion in the opening 8'. The edges of the bill 10 are beveled, so that the bill terminates in a point so as to permit the ready insertion of the same in the opening 8 and behind thetongue 7. From the foregoing description, it can be seen that an improved hook and eye is provided, having relatively large bases for engaging the garment and having means for allowing the same to be readily fastened to a garment which prevents the pulling of the hook and eye elements from the garment and the tearing of the same. The formation of the beak 10 and the tongue 7 permits said hook and eye elements to be readily fastened together and prevents the accidental displacement of the same in relation to each other.

In practice, I have found that the form of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is

the most eflicient and practical; yet realizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention as set forth.

What I claim as new is:

A hook and eye device comprising an eye member consisting of a flat plate having a flat tongue struck up therefrom and disposed in a plane lying at an acute angle to the plane in which the body portion of the plate lies, the free end of the tongue being disposed toward the center of the body portion of the plate and thereby leaving an- V is disposed beyond the periphery of the In testimony whereef I affix my signature plate and which is provided at its outer end in presence of two witnesses.

I with a'ton 'ue disposed under the said neck V l portion and inclined at an acute angle to the SHAW body portion of the plate the angles of im Witnesses;

' clination of both of the said tongues being S: T. CROWN,

equal to each other. i V p JOHN GRALE. 

